CompositeUI Application Block (CAB) Installation Problem on Windows Vista
July 6th, 2007 by Michael Sync
Question : Are you getting the following errors while you are installing CAB (CompositeUI Application Block) on your Vista box?


Here is the Solution for you.
The shortest answer is “turn off UAC before installing CAB”.
Please read the following if you dont know how to do it.
- Go to “Control Panel”

- Go to “User Accounts and Family Safely”

- Click “User Accounts” as picture below
- Click “Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off”

- Uncheck “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer” and Click “OK” button

Then you may start to install CAB framework in your Windows Vista. I hope it would help. Feel free to let me know if you have any problem. I have tested this instructions on my Windows Vista Premier Edition. It works great.. Dont forget to turn on UAC once done.
Filed under Smart Client, Tips and Tricks

July 7th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I got that message on XP.
what to do??
July 7th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Do you have admin right on your machine? or you have anti-virus software that can block the installation?
June 15th, 2009 at 7:17 am
You don’t need to turn off UAC at all. Just run cmd with administrator rights and run the cab file from it. Your installation will be succeeded.
June 15th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Thanks, Myat. This maybe one way. You probably don’t need to use cmd as well.